Reference News Network, July 31 report: According to the website of Singapore's "The Straits Times", China and Russia will hold a naval joint exercise in August with the themes of "Jointly Maintaining the Security of Strategic Passages" and "Jointly Responding to Security Threats in the Western Pacific".

According to the Chinese "PLA Daily", according to the annual plan and the consensus between China and Russia, the two sides will hold the "Maritime Cooperation-2025" joint exercise in early August near the sea and air space near Vladivostok, Russia.

The report pointed out that the exercise, with the themes of "Jointly Maintaining the Security of Strategic Passages" and "Jointly Responding to Security Threats in the Western Pacific", aims to further deepen the new era comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between China and Russia, and enhance the ability to jointly maintain international and regional peace and stability.

The Chinese side's participating forces come from the East and North Theater Navies, including the missile destroyers Shaoxing and Urumqi, the comprehensive supply ship Qian Dao Lake, the comprehensive rescue ship West Lake, as well as fixed-wing aircraft, carrier-based helicopters, and marine corps troops.

Russia, on the other hand, will send the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Tributs", the light frigate "Resonant", the rescue ship "Belousov", as well as fixed-wing aircraft, carrier-based helicopters, and marine corps troops.

The report said that the exercise will be conducted in three stages: troop concentration, joint planning, and joint exercises.

Since 2012, China and Russia have held 10 "Maritime Cooperation" exercises. After the exercise, both sides will also organize a joint maritime patrol in the relevant waters of the Western Pacific.

On June, Russian President Putin met with senior media executives at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and said that Russia is willing to deepen cooperation with China in the field of military technology.

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